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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010